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How can the government’s attitude and approach to internet issues
best be described?
Sweden has been at the forefront in deregulating the telecoms market
and has encouraged the growth of competition in the broadband supplier
market.
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abusing their dominant positions by imposing unfair fees for taxis
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Unclear tax rules deter real estate investors and in the worst case may impact on new
construction in Sweden. Today there is a risk that the Swedish real estate market will be
drained of billions of kronor. The reason lies in the unpredictable application of a complex
regulatory framework for taxation of real estate. In recent years, the law and its application
has become more and more unpredictable and difficult to interpret.
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Sweden is - in relative terms - one of the leading countries in the
world within research and development. Most part of research and
development in Sweden is financed by the industry, with a total
contribution of 83 billion SEK in 2007.
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The purpose of the rules when they were introduced was to strengthen
Sweden’s international competitiveness and to create incentives for
companies to choose Sweden for start-ups and encourage companies to
locate or retain leading management functions in Sweden.
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The following results are based on an on-site survey of conference
attendees, conducted by the law firm Delphi at the unquote”
Nordic Private Equity Congress held in Stockholm on 31 May
2011. The survey captures the views of approximately 100
attendees representing all areas of the private equity industry.
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The Swedish Capital Adequacy and Large Exposures Act (Sw. Lag (2006:1371) om kapitaltäckning och stora exponeringar) has been amended as part of the implementation of the Capital Requirement Directive (2009/111/EC) (CRD II). The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw. Finansinspektionen) (SFSA) has also issued detailed regulations (FFFS 2007:1) (as amended) implementing CRD II.
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The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Sw.
Finansinspektionen) issued new regulations on 1 March 2011, introducing
new requirements for finan cial institutions to implement remuneration
policies that are consistent with their long-term financial results.
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As of 1 January 2011, a new system for the supervision of the European financial market is in place.
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The deposit insurance is a state-provided guarantee of
deposits in respect of all types of accounts at banks and securities
companies. The deposit insurance was as of 31 December 2010 increased to
EUR 100,000 per customer from the previous level of EUR 50,000.